Dead Heat: Why Are Republicans Struggling To Win On This Red Map?

The fundamentals of the 2014 Senate map are tilted toward the Republicans, with Democrats defending seven seats in states that Mitt Romney won.

And yet, with only four days until Election Day (and many already taking advantage of early voting), the polls are all tied up.

In The Huffington Post poll averages, the margin in six Senate races is three points or less, well within the margin of error: Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, New Hampshire and North Carolina. Half are Obama states, half are Romney states. Republicans hold the slight edge in all but blue New Hampshire and red North Carolina.

Yes, it is possible that Republican will win the lion’s share of these toss ups – if the Democratic base is depressed nationwide, it won’t be able to use a strong ground game and “beat the spread” established by these polls.

But such a broad yet thin victory – on a skewed map with low turnout relative to a presidential election year – hardly is evidence of a major ideological shift, let alone a policy mandate. Why aren’t Republicans finishing the campaign stronger?

But considering Trump said he wants to "drain the swamp," you might be surprised he picked someone who literally built the swamp. Scott Pruitt is a pioneer in turning government over to corporate special interests.

1300 Carrier manufacturing jobs are still going to Mexico. And the 800 jobs staying in Indiana aren't safe, because Carrier is moving to automate much of the work, with the help of the American taxpayer.

About Bill Scher

Bill Scher is the Online Campaign Manager at Campaign for America's Future, and the executive editor of LiberalOasis.com. He is the author of Wait! Don't Move To Canada!: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America, a regular contributor to Bloggingheads.tv and host of the LiberalOasis Radio Show weekly podcast. He has opinion articles that have been published by the New York Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune and Omaha World-Herald, and has made appearances on CNN, MSNBC and NPR among other TV and radio outlets.